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His Majesty the King, Her Majesty Queen Máxima and Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix will attend the ceremony of the Four Freedoms Awards in the Nieuwe Kerk in Middelburg on Thursday, April 21, 2022.

As of today it is possible to register for the Meet-Up in the Nieuwe Kerk, Middelburg.

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The Meet-up is a talk show organized in collaboration with the Freedom Colleges Foundation and will take place immediately after the awards ceremony...

"Democracy can flourish only when people, everywhere in the world, have the right of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and are safeguarded from want and from fear." These words of Franklin Delano Roosevelt are more relevant than ever.”

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On 21 April 2022 international advocates of freedom receive a Four Freedoms Award for their efforts to promote and protect freedom. The president of the Roosevelt Foundation and King's commissioner in the Province of Zeeland, Mr. Han Polman,...

Mrs. Tsikhanouskaya receives the award as leader of the peaceful resistance against the oppressive regime in Belarus and as prominent advocate of political and civil freedom in her country. Living in forced exile in Lithuania she continues the...

On the 26th of December, we have been informed about the sad news of the death of former archbishop and human rights activist Desmond Tutu.

As a cleric and human rights activist, Tutu has been and remains an inspiring figurehead worldwide for...

Today is Human Rights Day and the last day of the Orange The World campaign. On this day we ask for extra attention for human rights and women who are victims of sexual violence.

Human Rights Day

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was...

Read more about this campaign via https://www.orangetheworld.nl/.

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On 6 July the Chairman of the Roosevelt Foundation and King’s commissioner in Zeeland, Han Polman, and the Dean of University College Roosevelt (UCR), Bert van den Brink, signed a plan of action which aims to explore and access the opportunity...

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Op 1 juli 1863 is de slavernij afgeschaft in de Nederlandse Koloniën Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen. Dit wordt op 1 juli, Keti Koti (ketenen verbroken), gevierd. Ook dit jaar kun je deelnemen aan een Keti Koti dialoogtafel met...

On June 15th the Board of the Roosevelt Foundation received the sad news of the death of its honorary member William vanden Heuvel.

William vanden Heuvel was the son of a Dutch-Belgian family and he was the driving force in starting the...

Everyone can submit a nomination for a Four Freedoms Award. An eligible nomination should contain an elaborate description of the achievements of the nominated person or organization in the field of (one of) the four freedoms. The name of the...

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Tijdens de livestream van het online Bevrijdingsfestival Zeeland gaat de documentaire 'Allemaal mensen' in première. In deze documentaire gaan koppels die elkaar niet kennen het gesprek met elkaar aan over vooroordelen waarmee zij...

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Missed the FFA ceremony or want to rewatch it?

You can view the Four Freedoms Awards ceremony now via our YouTube Channel.

• Ceremony - Dutch subtitles
• Ceremony - English subtitles
• Ceremony (short version) - Dutch subtitles
• Ceremony (short version)...